The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s golf team finished fifth Tuesday in the 15-team Hummingbird Invitational in Cashiers, North Carolina, and the Mocs’ Oliver Simonsen closed with a 2-under-par 69 for a 205 and a share of second place. UTC’s 846 was the program’s best 54-hole score in nine years. Etienne Brault tied for 10th at 208 and Leon Bader, playing as an individual, tied for 33rd at 214. Georgia Southern was the team winner at 822.
‘ Lee University’s Haverly Harrold was the medalist at 2-over 218 and the 11th-ranked Lady Flames were second at 913 as the South Regional Preview women’s tournament ended Tuesday at Cleveland Country Club. No. 4 Barry was the team champion at 900. Lee’s Carson McKie tied for ninth at 227 and Annika Gino was 21st at 234.
‘ The Lee men finished eighth at 876 in the NCAA D2 Preview in West Virginia, and the Flames’ Dylan Lillard and freshman Brock Nixon (playing as an individual) tied for 19th with 217s. Dustin DeMersseman shot 220 and Evan Spence and Scott Odell had 221s. Top-ranked Barry was the team winner at 840.
‘ Marshall Kent tied for second individually in leading the Covenant College men to a fourth-place team finish at 617 in the 10-team Piedmont Fall Invitational at Clarkesville, Georgia. Kent’s 2-under 70 on Tuesday left him a 144 and all-tournament for the third time in the event. The Scots’ Will Mayfield tied for ninth at 152.
‘ The NAIA’s No. 2-ranked Dalton State men’s golfers finished seventh in the USCB Innisbrook Invitational at Palm Harbor, Florida. No. 6 Northwestern of Ohio won at 872. DSC’s Ben Rebne and Eli Hendricks were 26th and 27th individually at 155 and 156, and Sport Allmond and Jack Clark shot 158 and 159.
‘ Tennessee Wesleyan tied for fifth at 616 and Bryan College finished ninth at 644 in the 11-team men’s AAC Fall Preview at Bluefield, Virginia. Point University won at 586. Wesleyan’s Tanner Harris tied for eighth at 150, and teammates Jeovani Veloz and Trent Mansfield were another stroke back in a tie for 10th, along with Truett McConnell’s Dawson Day from Trion, Georgia. Bryan’s Kevin Knudsen tied for 22nd at 155 with Peter Brown at 157.
Soccer
‘ Berry College won 3-2 in men’s soccer Tuesday at Covenant with two goals in the last 13 minutes. Jake Williamson scored on the first of those and assisted on the winner by Steven Moore for Berry (7-1-1). Keegan Weekley and Jesse Riggs scored unassisted for the Scots (7-4-1), who outshot their guests 22-13.
‘ The Bryan College women won 2-1 but the men lost 3-2 in their Appalachian Athletic Conference home doubleheader against Point University. Summer Ghaffari scored in the final minute before halftime and Ana Ramirez converted a Johanna Rappe assist in the second minute of the second half for the Lady Lions. Jason Ward and Brad Spooner scored for the Lions, Ward from a Jonathan Ricketts assist.
Volleyball
‘ Lee’s Silvia Sartori was chosen the Gulf South Conference volleyball offensive player of the week for the second time in a row for her 36 kills and overall .342 attack percentage in two weekend wins. She also totaled 18 digs.
‘ Marjorie Smith and Sydney Ritten each had 11 kills and Gabi Catt had 37 assists in Tennessee Wesleyan’s 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-18) AAC home volleyball win over Bryan on Tuesday. Sovanna Ramirez had 20 digs and Allana Knowles contributed eight kills and three aces for TWU. For the Lady Lions, Anna Owens had eight kills and Veronica Salas had 12 assists and 14 digs.
‘ The Bryan junior varsity topped Georgia Northwestern 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 12-25, 25-16, 15-4) on Monday in Rossville, dropping the Lady Bobcats to 4-12. Summer Fitzpatrick had 12 kills and Mia Clark had 21 assists and four aces for GNTC.
‘ Cleveland State’s volleyball team lost 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-21) on Monday to Snead State and is 8-9 for the season.